Acer's press release page has officially announced availability of the Acer A100, indicating that the addition to the company's lineup is reportedly available now. The device comes with a blue back panel now, and beginning in October, will also appear in a cherry red fitting . As a brief refresher of the A100's specifications, this is a 7 inch device powered by a dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2, a 1024 X 600 display, and claiming 1080p output from its mini-HDMI connector. Potential customers may be most excited about the device coming pre-loaded with Android Honeycomb 3.2.

The Acer Iconia A100 represents a few firsts. It will be the first 7 inch tablet running Honeycomb out of the box from a major manufacturer to reach retail shelves. It will be part of the first wave of tablets to be in general consumer use running an official build of Android 3.2. To-date, only the Motorola Xoom and Asus Eee Pad Transformer have received official updates to the latest mobile OS version from Google.

For those who are poised to grab one of these, there should be some hope that the delay (Acer originally intended to launch the A100 in Q2 of this year) has given Acer time to work out any remaining kinks. The Acer Iconia Tab A500 also claims to do HDMI output at 1080p. However, in my own tests, the A500 was able to output from the HDMI connector at only 720p with Android 3.1. Hopefully Acer has taken the additional time to get this right on the A100.

Very few vendors show the device available for pre-order, with ExcaliberPC showing an ETA of 15 August.

The wait is over! The 7” Acer ICONIA TAB A100, built on Android 3.2, is now available on the shelves.

Whether you are into web browsing, multimedia, social networks, or you need to work on documents after office hours, the new Acer ICONIA TAB A100 offers unrivalled portability and matches it with the ultimate high performance, taking your mobile experience to the next level. With a 7” display and a weight of only 410g, this stylish and compact tablet is particularly comfortable to be held with just one hand. And as it’s so compact, you can slip it in your pocket and take your online world wherever you go.

The ICONIA TAB A100 is equipped with Android 3.2, the latest Android operating system with a super-smart screen scaling compatibility mode. This means you can access thousands more apps from the Android Market, and enjoy them in perfect resolution on the tablet’s 7” screen. Another improvement brought along by Android 3.2 is full support of Micro SD card, that now can be accessed from the PC via USB connection.

The best thing is that the compact size goes hand in hand with a powerful performance. Powered by the dual-core NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 processor, the ICONIA TAB A100 provides the same great performance as the 10” tablet in the same Acer ICONIA TAB series. On this 7” (1024x600) full touch screen tablet, you can enjoy movies, read books, and browse the web with Flash 10.3 support. Most impressively you’ll be able to run and play premium arcade games and complex online 3D games. What’s more, you can relish movies on your big screen TV in full HD glory thanks to 1080p video playback and HDMI out. The Acer ICONIA TAB A100 is also a pleasure for the ears thanks to Dolby Mobile technology.

To top off the rich entertainment experience, the ICONIA TAB A100 comes with a 5MP auto-focus rear camera to capture your life best moments in high-resolution photos and 720p videos, and quickly upload them to your social networks, and a 2MP front-facing camera to engage in live chats with your friends.

Organizing your day with the ICONIA TAB A100 will be a breeze. Everything you need has been brought together in Acer Day Planner, so that you can check what’s next on your agenda, your emails, the latest news and even what’s the weather like at a glance. Keeping everyhing on track is easier and faster. Acer ICONIA TAB A100 flaunts a trendy blue cover embellished by an eye-catching pattern. Starting from October it will also be available with a cool cherry red cover to bring a splash of colour in your life.